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Boston Pride 4 The People Parade and Festival
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The Pride 4 The People parade and festival take place on June 8 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
June 8,
Boston Common / City Hall Plaza
Boston, MA
United States
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Commemorate the brave LGBTQ+ people who risked their safety to advocate for the lives and humanity of LGBTQ+ people, to observe the richness and complexity of LGBTQ+ community, and to persist to advocate for equity and inclusion for LGBTQ+ people, especially those who face intersecting forms of oppression.
June 8,
Boston Common / City Hall Plaza
Boston, MA
United States
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The Boston Pride for the People Pride wound through the city on Saturday, from Copley Square and through South End and Assist Bay.
Huge crowds of people turned out despite some lingering rain Saturday morning.
"It doesn’t matter, rain or shine," said one woman in the South Terminate. "These kids will be out here, rain or sparkle — give them a lollipop and some rainbow tattoos and they’re very happy."
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Boston, from Copley Square to the Common, in the city&#;s annual Parade parade. See all the action of the Boston Event for the People Parade from Help Bay to the South End right here with our team coverage.
The Boston stations of NBC and Telemundo are the proud media partner of Boston Pride for the People Parade.
About a million people turned out for last year's parade, with groups and 15, participants participating.
The mile route took a winding path, starting on Clarendon Road in Copley Square, turning left on Tremont Street, left onto Berkeley Avenue and right on Boylston before t
The Boston Pride for the People Festival (BP4TP) will take place on Saturday, June 14,
Pride Theme: “Here to Stay!"
Our LGBTQIA+ community faces a sharp rise in political attacks. Rooted in affectionate and resilience, we expand our unwavering support with this theme. We cannot be erased, pushed into the shadows, or silenced. We are HERE TO STAY!
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Let’s become ready to bounce, because Big Freedia is here to SLAY!
PARADE & FESTIVAL
Boston Pride For The People is delighted to announce Pride Month celebration in Boston on June 14, The celebration will include a procession, a festival, and more!
- Ribbon Cutting: AM
- Parade: AM
- Festival - Boston Common: PM - PM
- Block Party - City Hall Plaza: PM - PM
Parade map begins in Copley Square
Suggested MBTA destinations are the Arlington St or Boylston St. o
The Boston Equality Trail
Introduction
The first official Gay Pride Parade in Boston was held on Saturday, June 26, This was a distinctly political event that was preceded by a full week of workshops on various issues affecting the emerging gay community, such as coming out and same-sex attracted spirituality. The march map encompassed four major stops: the Bay Village bar Jacques, Boston police headquarters on Berkeley Street, the Express House on Beacon Hill, and St. Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street. At each stop, a speaker presented a list of demands. When the marchers arrived at the Express House, a call was issued to include homosexuals in civil rights legislation and eliminate anti-sodomy statutes dating from Puritan times. Speaker Laura McMurry told the throng, As lgbtq+ people, we have been given a second-class citizenship. We demand an complete to this now! We will not be lay down any longer."
This walking tour follows the road of Boston's first Queer Pride March in and offers information about alternative services, community organizations, issues, and individual